The Niger Delta Avengers have lost the backing of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB).
MASSOB had initially declared their support for the Niger Delta group following the ultimatum given to seven governors to release pro-Biafra agitators who were detained in their respective states
However, the Chief Ralph Uwazuruike-led faction of MASSOB changed its mind on the decision of the Uchenna Madu-led faction of the group following a meeting in Aba, Abia state on Thursday
This was disclosed in a statement by Sunny Okereafor, the national director of information of the group.
He said: “Right from the day of the formation of MASSOB, our leader, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike was emphatic on our modus operandi, that, we will not use violence in the struggle and we’ve maintained that.
“It will, therefore, be out of place for any genuine MASSOB member to say he is supporting what the NDA is doing in the Niger Delta region -destroying oil facilities which were built with the peoples’ money.”
According to Okereafor, no true MASSOB member would want to align with the Avengers group which he believes has destruction as its mission.
He added: “By accepting to dialogue with the federal government, it means NDA leaders have agreed to dialogue away the future of their children and MASSOB should have nothing to do with such a group because we believe in the sanctity of Biafra which will be achieved through peaceful means.
“We could have welcomed them if they had renounced violence, do away with their plans to dialogue with anybody and demanded a country of their own.”